ASTM D330-93(2001)

Standard Specification for 2-Butoxyethanol

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers 2-butoxyethanol.  
1.2 For specific hazard information and guidance, see the supplier's Material Safety Data Sheet for materials listed in this specification.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Sep-1993
• ICS: 71.080.60 - Alcohols. Ethers
• Technical Committee: D01 - Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications
• Drafting Committee: D01.35 - Solvents, Plasticizers, and Chemical Intermediates

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D330-93(1997) - Standard Specification for 2-Butoxyethanol
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-1993
• Replaced By: ASTM D330-07 - Standard Specification for 2-Butoxyethanol
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
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Designation: D 330 – 93 (Reapproved 2001)
Standard Specification for
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1 2
2-Butoxyethanol
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 330; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope 3. Properties
1.1 This specification covers 2-butoxyethanol. 3.1 2-Butoxyethanol shall conform to the following require-
1.2 For specific hazard information and guidance, see the ments:
supplier’sMaterialSafetyDataSheetformaterialslistedinthis
Apparent specific gravity
20/20°C 0.901 to 0.904
specification.
25/25°C 0.898 to 0.901
Color, Pt-Co scale, max 15
2. Referenced Documents
Distillation range, 760 mm Hg
Initial boiling point, °C, min 168
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Dry point, °C, max 173
D 268 Guide for Sampling and Testing Volatile Solvents
Water, weight %, max 0.1
and Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related
Acidity (free acid as acetic acid), 0.01 equivalent to 0.093 mg KOH per
weight %, max gram of material
Coatings and Material
D 1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile
4. Sampling
Organic Liquids
4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
D 1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
3 Practice E 300.
Cobalt Scale)
D 1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Fischer
5. Test Methods
Reagent Titration Method)
5.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall be
D 1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
determined in accordance with the following ASTM methods:
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
5.1.1 Apparent Specific Gravity—Determine the apparent
and Related Products
specific gravity by any convenient method that is accurate to
D 4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
the third decimal place, the temperature of both specimen and
Liquids by Digital Density Meter
water being 20 or 25°C (See Guide D 268 or Test Method
E1 Specification for ASTM Thermometers
D 4052.)
E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
5.1.2 Color—Test Method D 1209.
2.2 U.S. Federal Standard:
5.1.3 Distillation Range—Test Method D 1078 using an
PPP-C-2020 Specification for Packaging of Chemicals, Liq-
ASTM Solvents Distillation Thermometer 103C having a
uid, Dry, and Paste
range from 148 to 202°C and confor
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